Lay or batten for looms



(No Model.)

I. WOLLBNBBRG.

LAY 0R BATTEN PUR LOOMS.

No. 600,996. Patented Mar. 22,1898.l

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ISAAC IVOLLENBERG, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

LAY oR BATTEN FOR Loolvls.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,996, dated March 22,1898. ,Application led September 11, 1897. Serial No. 651,277. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC' WOLLENBEEG, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lays or Battens for Looms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this'specication.

My present invention relates to improvements in lays or battens for looms such as are used for weaving narrow ware, ribbons, &c.; and its object is to provide a sectional lay or batten for suchl looms of simple, strong, and durable construction and which can be easily and quickly taken apart for the purpose of repairing or adjusting the actuating rack-bar for the pinions operating the shuttles.

The invention consists in the sectional lay or batten, its removable shoe or rack-bar-su pporting strip, and in the combination and arrangements of the various parts, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of my improved lay or batten and of the parts carried thereby, with certain portions broken away to better illustrate the nature of my said invention; Fig. 2, a top planV view of the lefthand portion of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 an enlarged sectional view on the lines of Fig. 1.

The lay consists of the rabbeted or recessed base a and the top of the lay b proper, which latter is removably secured to the said base by means of a series of screws b' or in any other desired manner and forms with the back u. of the base co an elongated groove, in which is slidingly arranged the actuating rack-bar c, which latter rests upon an elongated stripd, extending the entire length of the batten and bearing with' its rounded end portions against the ends or stops c of the said batten. Said strip is of a Width substantially equal to the width of the rack-bar c and is loosely and thus removably placed within the elongated groove heretofore mentioned, for a purpose hereinafter to be described.

The rack-bar c actuates the pinions @,which in turn operate the shuttles f, guided in the guide-blocks g and h, secured to the back z' of the lay or batten in the usual and wellknown manner.

lWhen the rack-bar is to be taken out for the purpose of repairing,the top or lay proper, o, is removed by simply loosening the screws b and the shoe or supporting-strip d withdrawn from its normal position, whereby the said rack-bar is allowed to drop out of engagement with its respective pinions upon the top of the base a0, from Where it can easily be taken, as will be manifest. On the other hand, When the lower surface of the rack-bar has been worn off at certain places and thus the engagement of. its teeth with the pinions cannot be relied upon the shoe or supportingstrip d is slightly raised up at said places by inserting between the lower surface of the shoe and the top of the base strips of paper, cardboard, or the like.

I do not intend to limit myself to the precise construction shown and described, as various alterations can be made without changing the scope of my invention; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A lay or batten comprising a rabbeted base, a top removably secured to said base and within its rabbet, and forming with the back of said base an elongated groove or recess, the actuating rack-bar in said groove or recess,

f and a shoe or supporting-'strip removably arranged in said groove or recess and adapted to support said actuating rack-bar, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day ofl September, 1897.

IsAAo woLLENBERc.

Witnesses:

ALFRED GARTNER, IsIDoR C. BENEDICT. 

